Hello Leanne I had a similar problem, I managed to dwnload the certificate but it was almost impossible to read the entries particularly the childrens names. I rang the BDM and told them the story and they were very helpful and helped me to decipher the print, even though they also found it hard to read being an old certificate. I found them very obliging so give that a try. Best Wishes Ernene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Ann" <camason@ihug.co.nz> To: <AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 10:45 AM Subject: RE: [AUS-MELB] Vic BDM > Hi, > I can't help you with the first question, but this site will tell what may > be on certificates for all Australian states. > > http://www.jaunay.com/bdm.html > > Carol Ann > > -----Original Message----- > From: Leanne Baulch [mailto:lea.dave@cairns.net.au] > Sent: 15 May 2006 12:33 > To: AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [AUS-MELB] Vic BDM > > > Hi everyone, > > I am in need of help re BDM's. This morning I went in to the website to > purchase a copy online of a Marriage between James Brown and Hilda May > Williams. > > Finally I found it and purchased it. Frustratingly Icouldn't work out how to > see it. > > I took note of my receipt no but after trying to see it I gave up and left > the site. > > My questions are > 1. Can anyone explain to me how to see and download what I bought. > > 2. What information should be on it and could the couple get away with just > the barest information. What I mean could the certificate at the time of the > marriage have no parents names on it. James I believe went off to war in > 1914 and never came back. We always believed Hilda May never married. So > this has been a surprise. > > Hoping someone may be able to help me > > Thankyou > Kindest regards > Leanne Baulch > Canberra > > > ==== AUS-MELBOURNE Mailing List ==== > ==================================================== > Virus warnings are not to be sent to the List! > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > ==== AUS-MELBOURNE Mailing List ==== > Hey have you updated your AntiVirus program lately ? ? > Is your AVG continuously activated while online ? ? > Does your AVG continue to check each and every email as it is down loaded ? ? > Does your AV continue to check every Website you inter into ? ? > Better to be safe than sorry . . . let HouseCall check out your system FREE ! > http://housecall.antivirus.com/. > other sites you might want to check out . . . > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~clifflamere/Aid/AID-VirusProtect.htm > -this one mentioned in Missing Links Vol. 5 No. 44 http://antivirus.cai.com/ > - this one was mentioned on the Listowner List > http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_index.cfm > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > >